Polyunsaturated fatty acids PUFAs degradation

Lipid peroxidation is a radical-mediated chain reaction resulting in the degradation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) that contain more than two covalent carbon-carbon double bonds (reviewed by Esterbauer et al., 1992). One of the major carriers of plasma lipids is LDL, a spherical molecule with a molecular weight of 2.5x10 . A single LDL particle contains 1300 PUFA molecules (2700 total fatty-acid molecules) and is... [Pg.102]

Lipid emulsions are essential components of parenteral nutrition. However, due to the amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), it is possible that chemical degradation occurs, forming hydroperoxides. [Pg.473]

The mild green-metallic-mushroom aroma of fresh fish is formed by enzymatic-oxidative degradation of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) with the participation of... [Pg.714]